Addressing Power Needs With Innovation

Watch how GE and Summit Group are working together to help transform the power sector in Bangladesh.

The South Asia region including India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka has been the centre of economic activities and holds tremendous growth potential. The first episode of the video series captures the challenges Bangladesh is facing today in terms of supplying reliable and affordable electricity to all its citizens and the opportunities that lie in the country to transform the power sector. It further showcases how GE with its state-of-the-art technology and the country’s leading power sector player Summit Group have been working together to make power generation in Bangladesh more economical, efficient and environment-friendly. The episode features Summit Group Chairman Muhammed Aziz Khan and Deepesh Nanda, CEO, Gas Power Systems, GE South Asia.

Electricity in Bangladesh

3%

Of Bangladesh GDP lost due to lack of power

70%

Share of rural households with electricity

840Hours

Power outages faced by businesses

Source: Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), GE

Total Power capacity

45%

Private sector companies

64.52%

gas-based power plants

16,046Mw

Total power generation capacity

Source: Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), GE

GEs power initiatives and contribution

$1billion

Investment in integrated project being set up by Summit group, partnering with GE to set-up power plants and
LNG terminal